The new Kiton boutique at Miami's Bal Harbour Shops, designed by B+Architects, is strategically located on the ground floor. Lush tropical vegetation filtering intense natural light and the typical Florida blue sky are undoubtedly the defining elements of one of the world's premier luxury malls.
Project name
Flagship Store KITON at MIAMI Bal Harbour Shops
Architecture firm
B+Architects
Location
Miami, Florida, USA
Photography
Peter Halmagyi Photo, B+Architects
Interior design
B+Architects
Material
Canaletto walnut wood, italian marble, table, made of hand-spatulated resin
Comprehensive restoration of a village house that highlights vernacular architecture, harmoniously blending traditional elements with contemporary solutions to preserve the essence of the home while adapting it to modern needs, creating spaces filled with light and freshness.
Project name
Fisherman’s House in Cadaqués
Architecture firm
Bea Portabella + Jordi Pagès
Location
Cadaqués, Girona, Spain
Photography
David Zarzoso
Built area
Built-up area 82 m² Gross floor area 326 m² Usable floor area 263 m²
Construction
Construcciones Llach
Material
Stone – structural walls. Ceramic – vaults and floor slabs. Wood – beams. Limewash – exterior and interior wall finishes. Terracotta tiles – interior flooring and staircase. Lime mortar – bathroom finishes. Natural iroko wood – interior joinery. Wrought iron – balconies. British racing green wood – exterior joinery and shutters
Typology
Residential › House
This 85-square-meter apartment with panoramic views of the Moscow City business district was designed by Sergey Tregubov for a client who embraces life, experimentation, and risk. His charisma, inner freedom, and vivid imagination are echoed throughout the space.
Project name
A moody 85 m² apartment in Moscow with skyline views
Architecture firm
Sergey Tregubov
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Sergey Tregubov
Design team
Style by Milena Morozova
Collaborators
Text by Margarita Castillo
Interior design
Sergey Tregubov, Alexey Derkach, Mikhail Gorbunov
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The new Belgian Embassy in Mexico, designed by Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, and Rafael Pardo, is a refined exercise in architectural diplomacy. Located in the residential neighborhood of Polanco, it balances the symbolic role of representing a nation with the subtle art of urban integration.
Project name
The New Belgian Embassy in Mexico
Architecture firm
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Tools used
CAD, SketchUp, V-ray
Principal architect
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Design team
Abraham Cota Paredes, Lucio Muniain, Rafael Pardo
Visualization
Alfredo Sanchez, Oscar Santiago Ruiz
Client
Belgian Embassy in Mexico
Typology
Government, Embassy
Archigenetics is a new design theory developed by INJ Architects, under the leadership of architect Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji, that proposes this radical question: what if we build the way we are built?
Written by
Shan Rasheed / INJ Architects
Photography
INJ Architects
ZROBIM architects - an advocate of cubic formula minimalism – is announcing a modern vision of fachwerk technology and traditional downshifting living.
Project name
Matski House
Architecture firm
ZROBIM architects
Photography
Kasia Syramalot
Principal architect
Andrus Bezdar
Design team
ZROBIM architects
Interior design
Andrus Bezdar
Civil engineer
ZROBIM architects
Structural engineer
ZROBIM architects
Environmental & MEP
ZROBIM architects
Supervision
Wood, concrete, glass
Visualization
ZROBIM architects
Typology
Residential › House
By creating a balcony from scratch where none existed, Passos Arquitetura redesigned the original layout and incorporated gestures from Japanese architecture to bring back the presence of time, wind, and greenery to the apartment.
Project name
Tatuí Apartment
Architecture firm
Passos Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
André Mortatti
Principal architect
Thiago Passos
Design team
Débora Cunha, Mônica Valêncio, Maísa Pimenta, Mirela Borba, Isabella Haddad, Camila Miki Kawamura, Renata Iervolino, Matheus Proença
Interior design
Passos Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Perched directly on the edge of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, this stunning duplex flat designed by SABRAB Architecture harmoniously blends traditional elements with contemporary comfort.
Project name
Gaia River Douro Duplex
Architecture firm
Sabrab Architecture
Location
Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Sabrab Architecture
Interior design
Sabrab Architecture
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This new house at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, sits atop a rugged mountain that overlooks the city and the Pacific Ocean. Stepped to fit the sloping site, the house sets deep into the earth for natural cooling while providing 280 degrees of arresting views of ocean, town and desert.
Architecture firm
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photography
Peter Aaron/OTTO
Principal architect
Mark Simon, FAIA
Collaborators
AXM Arquitectos
Interior design
Clements Design
Built area
696.77 m² (7,500 ft²)
Visualization
Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Construction
Riveras Building by MCA
Material
Wood, glass, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
"Zolotoy" is a luxury residential complex on Bolotnaya and Sofiyskaya embankments. The club quarter is located in the very center of Moscow opposite the Kremlin. It has the highest level of privacy and unique views of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Moscow River and Zamoskvorechye.
Project name
Residential Complex “Zolotoy” (block 2)
Architecture firm
СПИЧ/SPEECH
Location
Sofiyskaya embankment., 18, Moscow, Russia
Photography
Capital Group, Marika Volkova
Principal architect
Anton Boldyrev
Design team
Andrey Perlich, Sergei Tchoban, Elizaveta Vargaftik, Svetlana Solovieva, Viktorov A.
Interior design
1508 London
Collaborators
QPRO, Marika Volkova, 1508 London,
Landscape
Gillespies bureau
Construction
Capital Group
Typology
Residential › Apartments